control issues: what’s 1 thing completely in my power?
Irrespective of our political leanings, many (most? all?) of us seem to be feeling our world has spun out of control. As I’ve written about recently, it is stunning to…
what’s in your backpack?
Here’s a great podcast from one of our original Big Sisters, Donna Doyon: “Unpack Your Fears” on her Finding My Way podcast. I love this hiking metaphor, which made me…
The struggle is real
This month, I’m taking a look in the rearview mirror at 2018 and a peek ahead at the road ahead in 2019. I invite you to hop in and take…
Laundry loads and mental (over)load
A few weeks ago, I was tickled by a comic strip in The Guardian about “mental load.” Yes, it’s sexist, and it generalizes (a lot), and yet, based on the engagement a…
